Press releases
This section contains press releases produced by the Child Exploitation and Online Protection Centre about a range of issues surrounding its work.
2008
18 August 2008
UK police uncover global online paedophile network
Police today revealed that an international paedophile network has been infiltrated by law enforcement officers and dozens of suspects arrested. More...
31 July 2008
CEOP Centre backs calls for industry to improve online safety
24 July 2008
Holidaymakers asked to net ‘Most Wanted’ child sex offender
Holidaymakers heading for Europe are being urged to look out for a sex offender who poses a significant threat to children. More...
21 July 2008
International Youth Advisory Congress: Key recommendations
The first International Youth Advisory Congress (IYAC) on online safety and security was launched in London on Thursday 17th July. More...
17 July 2008
World’s youth pave the way to safer internet at groundbreaking London congress
Up to 150 young people from across the globe have arrived in the UK for the first law enforcement-led International Youth Advisory Congress (IYAC) on online safety and security. More...
10 June 2008
Money-launderer convicted over ‘pay per view’ child abuse site
A man who amassed thousands of pounds by providing access to child abuse images on a ‘pay-per-view’ website has been convicted in his absence following a complex investigation by the Child Exploitation and Online Protection (CEOP) Centre. More...
13 May 2008
Couple convicted after abusing baby and sharing images on the internet
08 May 2008
Dive in to Hector’s World!
UK’s dedicated centre for tackling the sexual abuse of children launches new online safety programme for 5-7 year olds. More...
21 April 2008
Child Exploitation and Online Protection (CEOP) Centre publishes 2nd year results And lays out the challenge ahead
Second year results from the Child Exploitation and Online Protection (CEOP) Centre – the UK’s dedicated organisation for tackling the sexual abuse of children – show that the battle against child sex offenders continues to gather pace. More...
05 March 2008
Eight UK children identified in images seized from international paedophile ring
The Child Exploitation and Online Protection (CEOP) Centre has identified and safeguarded eight British children from sexual abuse as a result of thousands of indecent images seized in an international police operation led by the Federal Bureau of Investigation in the United States. More...
18 February 2008
CEOP appoints Natalie Mead, former Marketing Director of MSN UK, as new Head of Safer by Design to tackle online child abuse
The former head of Corporate Social Responsibility and Marketing at MSN has joined the Child Exploitation and Online Protection (CEOP) Centre to champion its work in making online environments safer for children and young people. More...
12 February 2008
200 Young people are going IYAC(ing) this summer are you on board?
UK to host first law enforcement-backed global youth advisory congress on child safety and security on the internet. More...